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Elementary is a contemporary update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes, starring Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson, a female version of... More

Elementary is a contemporary update of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes, starring Jonny Lee Miller as Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson, a female version of Holmes' companion. Here, Holmes is a former consultant to Scotland Yard and a recovering drug addict. He travels to New York City to check into a rehabilitation center and then lives with Watson, who becomes his sober companion and eventually his apprentice.

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Series premiere. Sherlock Holmes investigates a home invasion that resulted in murder and is assisted by Joan Watson, a former surgeon, who is hired by Holmes's wealthy father to help keep the... More

Series premiere. Sherlock Holmes investigates a home invasion that resulted in murder and is assisted by Joan Watson, a former surgeon, who is hired by Holmes's wealthy father to help keep the eccentric detective sober.

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Public domain, impeccable brand recognition and the insatiable American appetite for procedurals have summoned Elementary despite/maybe because of the excellent PBS/BBC version that electrified the UK More »

Many believe that CBS has taken a big chance this season with Elementary , as it will undoubtedly be compared to its BBC counterpart and Johnny Lee Miller will be stood up beside the talents of Benedi More »

Let's just start this review off by saying yes, "Elementary" and "Sherlock" are similar. Obviously. They are based on the same public-domain source material. Seeing as CBS had at one point expressed i More »

You can't hate Sherlock Holmes. This is a good thing, since the world's greatest detective is getting a reboot on Elementary . The CBS drama is about as familiar as you would expect, but it does have More »

Elementary premiered on CBS last night, and while I want to like this modern take on Sherlock Holmes, when you strip away the things that make Sherlock… Sherlock, CBS leaves me feeling like Elementa More »

Move over, Robert Downey Jr. And you too, Benedict Cumberbatch. There's a new Sherlock Holmes on the screen, and he's not like any Sherlock we've seen before, said the creator and executive producer o More »